2. Portfolio Beta: Your Financial Advisor has created the following four stock portfolio. Lukic' Lasers (LL) has a beta of 1.5 and represents 20% of the portfolio Perisic' Delivery (DL) has a beta of 1.1 and represents 30% of the portfolio Brasil Studios (BS) has a beta of 0.85 and represents 30% of the portfolio Hazard Tires (HT) has a beta of 0.7 and represents 20% of the portfolio What is the portfolio beta?

2. Portfolio Beta: Your Financial Advisor has created the following four stock portfolio. Lukic' Lasers (LL) has a beta of 1.5 and represents 20% of the portfolio Perisic' Delivery (DL) has a beta of 1.1 and represents 30% of the portfolio Brasil Studios (BS) has a beta of 0.85 and represents 30% of the portfolio Hazard Tires (HT) has a beta of 0.7 and represents 20% of the portfolio What is the portfolio beta?

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